Hatch Consultancy is a specialist asbestos management company offering a professional and independent asbestos survey and consultancy service throughout Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Based in West Devon, we have over 25 years' experience in the asbestos consultancy industry. Asbestos Surveys - Asbestos management survey and asbestos refurbishment / demolition surveys undertaken for domestic, commercial and industrial properties and easy to read HSG 264 compliant reports produced.
Awareness Training - General asbestos awareness training required under Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Asbestos Audits - On-site and asbestos survey report audits to check compliance with current asbestos regulations and guidance. Asbestos Management Plans - The Asbestos Management Plan identifies the risks posed by the asbestos identified within the asbestos survey and sets out procedures to control them.
Asbestos Re-inspections - In accordance with the asbestos regulations, the condition of any asbestos identified during either asbestos sampling or asbestos surveys must be regularly monitored and an asbestos risk assessment undertaken and a re-inspection report produced.
Awareness Training - General asbestos awareness training required under Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Asbestos Audits - On-site and asbestos survey report audits to check compliance with current asbestos regulations and guidance. Asbestos Management Plans - The Asbestos Management Plan identifies the risks posed by the asbestos identified within the asbestos survey and sets out procedures to control them.
Asbestos Re-inspections - In accordance with the asbestos regulations, the condition of any asbestos identified during either asbestos sampling or asbestos surveys must be regularly monitored and an asbestos risk assessment undertaken and a re-inspection report produced.
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Hatch Consultancy is run by Chris Pearce who has over 25 years' experience in the asbestos consultancy industry.
Chris was previously a director at a leading nationwide asbestos consultancy where he held various directorships including Technical Director, Projects Director and Survey Director.
Chris is CCP qualified and has a thorough understanding of asbestos quality systems, and specialises in all aspects of asbestos surveying and management of asbestos.
He says: although the asbestos industry is the second most heavily legislated industry, the quality of asbestos consultancies and their consultants varies enormously.
Chris was previously a director at a leading nationwide asbestos consultancy where he held various directorships including Technical Director, Projects Director and Survey Director.
Chris is CCP qualified and has a thorough understanding of asbestos quality systems, and specialises in all aspects of asbestos surveying and management of asbestos.
He says: although the asbestos industry is the second most heavily legislated industry, the quality of asbestos consultancies and their consultants varies enormously.
Asbestos may be part of any commercial or domestic building which was built or refurbished before the year 2000.
If you are concerned that your property may contain asbestos please contact Hatch Consultancy for further advice.
Do not try to repair or remove any asbestos materials yourself.
You should seek advice from an approved asbestos consultant.
If you are sure (or strongly suspect) that your home contains asbestos materials then it is often best to leave them where they are - especially if they are in good condition and unlikely to get damaged.
If you are concerned that your property may contain asbestos please contact Hatch Consultancy for further advice.
Do not try to repair or remove any asbestos materials yourself.
You should seek advice from an approved asbestos consultant.
If you are sure (or strongly suspect) that your home contains asbestos materials then it is often best to leave them where they are - especially if they are in good condition and unlikely to get damaged.
In practice the changes are fairly limited.
They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping.
All other requirements remain unchanged.
If existing asbestos containing materials are in good condition and are not likely to be damaged, they may be left in place; their condition monitored and managed to ensure they are not disturbed.
If you're responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises, you have a 'duty to manage' the asbestos in them, to protect anyone using or working in the premises from the risks to health that exposure to asbestos causes.
They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping.
All other requirements remain unchanged.
If existing asbestos containing materials are in good condition and are not likely to be damaged, they may be left in place; their condition monitored and managed to ensure they are not disturbed.
If you're responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises, you have a 'duty to manage' the asbestos in them, to protect anyone using or working in the premises from the risks to health that exposure to asbestos causes.
Two ACOPs, L127 (The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises) and L143 (Work with materials containing asbestos) have been consolidated into this single revised ACOP - L143 Managing and working with asbestos.
The document provides guidance for employers about work which disturbs, or is likely to disturb asbestos, asbestos sampling and laboratory analysis.
It also provides guidance on the specific duty to manage asbestos on the owners and/or those responsible for maintenance in non-domestic premises.
The document provides guidance for employers about work which disturbs, or is likely to disturb asbestos, asbestos sampling and laboratory analysis.
It also provides guidance on the specific duty to manage asbestos on the owners and/or those responsible for maintenance in non-domestic premises.
Asbestos is responsible for over 4500 deaths every year.
Younger people, if routinely exposed to asbestos fibres over time, are at greater risk of developing asbestos-related disease than older workers.
This is due to the time it takes for the body to develop symptoms after exposure to asbestos (latency).
Mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lungs; it is always fatal and is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos).
Asbestosis (a scarring of the lungs which is not always fatal but can be a very debilitating disease, greatly affecting quality of life).
Younger people, if routinely exposed to asbestos fibres over time, are at greater risk of developing asbestos-related disease than older workers.
This is due to the time it takes for the body to develop symptoms after exposure to asbestos (latency).
Mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lungs; it is always fatal and is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos).
Asbestosis (a scarring of the lungs which is not always fatal but can be a very debilitating disease, greatly affecting quality of life).
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